Himalayan Bamboo Pvt LtdRebuilding a Sustainable

Nepal

Email: himalayanbamboo@gmail.com

Website: himalayanbamboo.com

Bamboo can be a viable housing option

Stronger

Higher Earthquake Resistance

Energy Efficiency

Durable with proper treatment

Grows widely, denser, faster

Potential carbon credit

Renewed Local livelihoods (supply chain)

How is bamboo house earthquake resistant?

• Bamboo structure gives:

• Higher tensile strength than many alloys of steel

• Higher compressive strength to concrete mixtures

• Higher strength to weight ratio

• Single storey:

• Light weight

• Symmetrical layout:

• Evenly distribution of load

• Interconnected walls:

• Whole structure acts as a single entity

Some of the Previous Projects of Himalayan Bamboo

Name Sq. Ft Location

Camp for Muku Kamaiya 300 Kanchanpur

Residential House 580 Biratnagar

Con Tech Pvt Rims Nepal 600 Melamchi

Rims Nepal Training Hall 1000 Baireni

ECG Center Bhawani Ekikrit 528 Lahan

Bhawani Ekikrit School 880 Kasaha, Siraha

FNCCI Trade School 1313 Surkhet

FNCCI Trade School 684 Surkhet

Mudhbary & Joshi Construction Office

cum Residence

1200 Middle Marsyangdi

Construction Site

Milk Collection Center (In association

with World Vision Intl Nepal)

609 Syankudi

Chandi Lower Secondary School 1800 Bharatpokhari, Kaski

Training Hall Lekhnath Chamber of

Commerce

1521 Lekhnath

Baireni, Dhading

Rotary School, Pokhara

Trade School, Surkhet

Chandi Lower Secondary

School

Lekhnath Udyog Banijya Sangh, Pokhara

Construction

Process

Primary Plinth Of The House

Basic foundation of the

house.

15 days for the plinth to be ready for other

construction.

Assembly of the house

The side assembling. The support to the side

walls.

Roofing of the bamboo house

Support to the roof. Upper View

Inner View of the Roofing

Plastering of the bamboo House

Plastering and support Controlling the plaster

level

Varnishing/Painting/ Final Touch

Final House Ready

Bhaktapur Model House

Layers of the House

MAJOR RESOURCE COMPARISON (BASING 360 SQ.FT HOUSE)

Resource Bamboo RCC

Cement 80 boras 250 boras

Sand 400 cft 750 cft

Aggregate 80 cft 675 cft

Bamboo/Bricks 250 9200

CGI Sheet 3.33 bundle -

Rods - 2 tonnes

Bamboo Supply ChainFarmers from

Villages

Harvestors

Primary Processing

Supplier

TransportersManufacturer

Trader

Retailers

Customers

Supply Chain

One of the key distribution channels for

products will be through the creation of

backward linages to bamboo producers

and communities.

Purchasing raw materials from these

communities and then selling pre

fabricated bamboo products which the

communities will be able to assemble and

construct by themselves with professional

oversight from our technical staff.

Supply Chain…

Drastically reduce costs of reconstruction

for the affected families and provide

them with income inflows and

employment.

A brick house would cost a family approx.

24 to 35 lakhs of 35 sq.m.

The same house would costs approx. 10 to

15 lakhs.

A Typical House Design in the

Rural/Semi Urban Areas of Nepal

(Two Bedroom, kitchen and toilet)

House Design with

Independent Toilet

(One Bedroom and kitchen)

Independent Toilet

Independent Toilet

Thank you.